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jburkm002

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This is for the custom cue crowd. I am well aware a production cue at a much lower price can shoot just as well as a custom cue that costs much more. Not the point. I may be interested in buying a custom cue but I want it to be my main shooter. I am worried about buyers remorse on playability. So with that being said. If you have a few thousand to spend would you use it on one big cue or maybe 2 or 3 smaller cues equaling the one cues value. It really has nothing to do with the money. If I spent it all on one cue and it played the way I liked, I would be satisfied. Just scared it would end up in my closet if I did not like how it plays. Then I would have to save up again and start all over. Oh and yes it's completely a selfish self esteem thing.
 
jburkm002 said:
This is for the custom cue crowd. I am well aware a production cue at a much lower price can shoot just as well as a custom cue that costs much more. Not the point. I may be interested in buying a custom cue but I want it to be my main shooter. I am worried about buyers remorse on playability. So with that being said. If you have a few thousand to spend would you use it on one big cue or maybe 2 or 3 smaller cues equaling the one cues value. It really has nothing to do with the money. If I spent it all on one cue and it played the way I liked, I would be satisfied. Just scared it would end up in my closet if I did not like how it plays. Then I would have to save up again and start all over. Oh and yes it's completely a selfish self esteem thing.
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Play before you pay, is my suggestion. You need to know the hit prior to committing to a cue. Also if you currently play with a LD shaft and like it, look for cue maker who would be willing to add matching ring work to a partial.
 
Hi There! I had the same feeling before ordering mine!
Now it's almost ready, after roughly 1 year in the making, and I'm anxious to "feel the hit"!

But before ordering, I'd made a deal with the cuemaker, which is also a dear friend!
I'd tried different combinations of joint material, screw thread, weight......as well as different shafts (LD or not) from different brands.
So finally we came up with a solution that match my taste, I hope! :)

Point is, try everything you can before committing for a custom cue! You must be sure of what you want, cause after the cue is made, you can't change it !!

I'll post pics here once ready, and share my feelings, even if the feeling for how a cue hits is sooo personal, it's almost pointless to share! ;)

Good luck with your quest!

Andrea
 
No Cuemaker preference, but it must be a "Monster that Hits a Ton and Plays Light Out".

Seriously .... Have Alex Brick build your Dream Cue. He's built several for me.
 
Hard to go wrong with a South West,all the top players in the world play with them,men and women,and if you don't like it you can always sell it and get your money back.
 
With all the threads about custom cuemakers screwing their customers, I would think it through and do a lot of research. Plus while you can order up any style, rings, joints, woods, inlays, etc. none of that means you will like the way it feels, plays, hits, etc.

In April you can take a short drive to SBE and test drive any number of "custom" cues and maybe find one that plays well for you. Or save thousands and buy a dreaded production cue that plays even better, minus the bragging rights. Plus living in Baltimore you can take your pick of any number of high end cue builders. Start visiting shops. I think you would be nuts to buy from some big name that lives on the other side of the country, sight and play unseen.

I'm still waiting to hear from an honest man, who waited seven years and paid five thousand dollars for his custom cue that balances like bamboo, hits like suck and came out fugly. Oh wait, they are all in the for sale section.
 
I agree and buy wisely

I agree that you should try out a cue before you get a custom cue built or before you buy the actual cue. Hit certainly varies across makers. The second consideration is that you should buy a cue from a cuemaker whose name and/or reputation preserves the value of the cue in case you decide to sell it at some point. Life happens and you never know when you may need the funds or choose to unload the cue to buy a bigger one, and there 's lots of remorse from folks who paid a mint for a cue and then couldn't get the money out of it when they turned around to sell it. Good luck with your decision!

UPlayLucky said:
Play before you pay, is my suggestion. You need to know the hit prior to committing to a cue. Also if you currently play with a LD shaft and like it, look for cue maker who would be willing to add matching ring work to a partial.
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MnHunter said:
You could never go wrong with a Josey or a Diveney.
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I agree on the Josey. But I don't know that I would if there hadn't been a nice guy in the hall I play in who let me use his for a spell. A few hits, and I knew I wanted one.

Keith Josey and his lady are very nice to deal with. People who will do as they promise.

This should also be a HUGE factor in selecting a custom cue. Will he deliver in the time promised? This, and how the cue feels to you should weigh more importantly than the price.

Bought my Josey in 2007...still playing with it, have no interest in selling it. Guess that ought to be worth something in this thread.
 
Buyers remorse is greater when your cue is being built and it doesn’t meet your expectations when you finally get it a year/s later.

Since $$ is no object and you have a few grand to spend, Id say start in the secondary market, try top tier makers find a hit you like. Then contact that maker, get on the waiting list. Sell the other cue after your new cue is delivered. Being from a top-tier maker you should have no problems selling the used cue.
 
Go Big.....

Forget the 2-3 cues for the price of one........take it from someone that started out where you are......go for the big cue......and get it custom made so you don't have any regrets over the specs.

Matt B.
 
Searing, Tascarella, Kersenbrock, and Southwest are what I'd be thinking of at your budget. Don't bother trying to get any of them direct from the maker besides Tasc though, and he'll take 2 years to make yours.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Forget the 2-3 cues for the price of one........take it from someone that started out where you are......go for the big cue......and get it custom made so you don't have any regrets over the specs.

Matt B.
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I've had my dream Hercek on order for 9 years now, and might see
it in 2-3 years.

I've had my dream Tascarella on order for 6 months now, and I will see
it in 18 months,

I guess the question is how long do you want to dream before you play ?
 
Mt dream cue was a high end Black Boar. I had Tony make some fine adjustments on the taper and it played more than great for twenty years. I replaced it with a Joss Cue that plays just as well. A collector with an unlimited bank account bought my Black Boar.
 
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I would like the most elaborate custom cue ever built by Bob Runde, be it a Schon or Runde. if you have it PM me the price and pics. THx
 
Funny how many Builders have been recommended and the OP never gave a clue as to what he was looking for in feel and hit. I've played with boat loads of Big Customs and some I'd have prefered the hit of a Players Sneaky. Hit and feel are such an individual thing, there is no way any of you're recommendations hold any water. It took me a long time to find "The One" but I found it and no one else will ever own it while I'm alive. Thanks Cory Barnhart. Brian.
 
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